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a lot of these stories have children in them and they deal with us as our animal nature and us as animals in nature so there is a story about the mudslide. how we are subject to the whims of nation. tavis: this is inside baseball because i love books and i was curious about the way the stories are laid out. 14 stories. i would ask the audience why these songs appear in this order. there is great debate how we're going to sequence the record. did you have that consideration for sequences these stories? >> that is exactly the same metaphor i would use. it is like putting an album together. how are they going to play off each other? john chiever he is a master. i was putting my book together and i said how do you do it and play them off together? he said you take the best three and put them first and save one really good one for last. i think it is a little more subtle than that. you want to play the stories off each other. one is an i narrative a then a first person story. what is your story. what is the hit going to be if it were a record? th would be the first track. tavis: let me take yo
a lot of these stories have children in them and they deal with us as our animal nature and us as animals in nature so there is a story about the mudslide. how we are subject to the whims of nation. tavis: this is inside baseball because i love books and i was curious about the way the stories are laid out. 14 stories. i would ask the audience why these songs appear in this order. there is great debate how we're going to sequence the record. did you have that consideration for sequences these...
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we're glad you have joined us. a fascinating conversation with science writer shankar vedantam coming up right now >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: shankar vedantam, the national science writer for the "washington post." his new book is called "the hidden brain," how our unconscious minds elect presidents, control markets, wage wars and save our lives. great to have you on this program. >> thank you for having me. tavis: who knew our unconscious minds could do all of tha
we're glad you have joined us. a fascinating conversation with science writer shankar vedantam coming up right now >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we're looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and...
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some of us "we" are upset about things that the other of us are not about. there is no universal "we." >> what happens is the so-called silent majority is no longer silent, and it certainly is a majority. in this survey, 6400 people. the average survey is 1000. in the last 15 years, i have interviewed more than a million people through telephone and e- mail. i have a good idea what the public thinks. on many issues, it cuts across age, gender, income, ethnicity, everything. there's a fear for the feature that exists within every community. people are afraid that the children will not have as good as them and that their country will not be as good at it tomorrow. is making all americans angry. the purpose of the book is two. those things out so that we can stop complaining about conditions we are and -- the purpose of the book is two. those things out so that would stop complaining about these conditions and solve them. tavis: what do you make of how that anger has played out in the past few months, these town hall meetings, etc.? what you make of that anger?
some of us "we" are upset about things that the other of us are not about. there is no universal "we." >> what happens is the so-called silent majority is no longer silent, and it certainly is a majority. in this survey, 6400 people. the average survey is 1000. in the last 15 years, i have interviewed more than a million people through telephone and e- mail. i have a good idea what the public thinks. on many issues, it cuts across age, gender, income, ethnicity,...
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theodore roosevelt talked about the bully pulpit where it was used. we saw another issue of bill clinton at the convention with the ca passit ot explain and the president began to call him the explain never chief. are there limitations on this president's ability to move the public? >> you know, charlie, when i look at the things that we've accomplished, in part because of his ability to move the public, i would challenge the premise. because -- >> it wasn't a premise t was a question. >> yeah. >> i thought there was a premise behind the question opinions but you know, i think that his, you know t was his ability to persuade that allowed us to move forward on health care. health care would have died a thousand times but for barack obama and his commitment to it. >> rose: in the beginning when rahm said don't go for it. >> i think there were several phases alonged way. i went in to him, not to persuade him not to do it but to tell him about polling in the summer of 2009. i went through it and talked about all the water we would be taking on. and he sai
theodore roosevelt talked about the bully pulpit where it was used. we saw another issue of bill clinton at the convention with the ca passit ot explain and the president began to call him the explain never chief. are there limitations on this president's ability to move the public? >> you know, charlie, when i look at the things that we've accomplished, in part because of his ability to move the public, i would challenge the premise. because -- >> it wasn't a premise t was a...
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president obama gave us the healthcare bill that treats us like equals. no longer are we charged more. no longer are we treated like a preexisting condition. >> men and mothers and sisters and wives and daughters when you look at more women out there voting, i think it is a message to say that in 2012 it's about men and women not excluding anyone. it's just sending a message that more women are coming to congress, women can make a difference and we are excited about it. >> debbie wasserman-schultz chair of the democratic party insisted the party is not only for women but all about women. . >> with so many women speakers and women comprising 50% of the delegates, the women's caucus held two sessions to fire up the party faithful. >> i think that we have to do is make sure that women understand that the republicans find ways toward policies that are bad for women, bad our health, bad our our job security and damaging to our children. >> i believe that is what is critical is that women know who they are voting for this november and they know that person's re
president obama gave us the healthcare bill that treats us like equals. no longer are we charged more. no longer are we treated like a preexisting condition. >> men and mothers and sisters and wives and daughters when you look at more women out there voting, i think it is a message to say that in 2012 it's about men and women not excluding anyone. it's just sending a message that more women are coming to congress, women can make a difference and we are excited about it. >> debbie...
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thank you for being with us here . still to come, our chief is this correspondent is here. >> i will be here to explain why matters toecision the economies of these countries. welcome news for some in the u.s., it could prove disastrous for others. stay with us. ♪ >> hello. each week we bring you the best of the broadcast here on bbc world news. we meet o graham makers and, crucially, we hear from viewers around the world. weekend world, first rate. greekt on hard talk, prime minister, the human cost of the grecian economic meltdown is melting and now extremist violence is on the rise. is there an end in sight e to the tragedy in greece. on "our world," social engineering in 1970s china, leaving the country with 20 million excess men. competition was intense. how would all of these factions find a mate? we are in beautiful iceland. we are finding out why despite all the geo move -- geothermal power you could ever need, no one here owns an electric vehicle. apart from one of these. that is this weekend on bbc world ne
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i thought it would make sense for us to do it. playing the character he plays, it will allow us to get the points out. whether or not it made sense, i did it, i had a good time. i knew he was popular and people watch the show, and i've been on everything the last few weeks. the response from that of parents and has just been unbelievable. i raise that to ask what is it about our culture and our society that makes that kind of satire works so well? >> whee are so rife with hypocrisy, it is all around us. it is everywhere, it is not just even in the political forum, it is in the media coverage, the news coverage of politics. it is so abundantly hypocritical at times, and i think that just from my experience on the daily show, that is what we always look for. it was never an ideological and go, how do we secure the right wing or whatever. it was always who is being hypocritical here? that is the very foundation of the colbert report. a character that is so ridiculously hypocritical and self involved, i think it is a release valve for
i thought it would make sense for us to do it. playing the character he plays, it will allow us to get the points out. whether or not it made sense, i did it, i had a good time. i knew he was popular and people watch the show, and i've been on everything the last few weeks. the response from that of parents and has just been unbelievable. i raise that to ask what is it about our culture and our society that makes that kind of satire works so well? >> whee are so rife with hypocrisy, it is...
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stay with us on "bbc world news." there is plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored and major corporations. what can we do for you? presented by kcet los angeles.
stay with us on "bbc world news." there is plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu newman's own foundation and union bank. relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions in capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored and major corporations. what...
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he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the second time? >> there is so much to celebrate on this day and so much to remember about the part of king's dream that has not been fulfilled. particularly the issue of poverty. there are so many things that make us thankful that the civil- rights reforms were achieved. i think it is important, particularly on this day, to remember that, if king were around, he would be pushing us to deal with that have -- that pestering issue of poverty. tavis: why is it that you think that, with all the evidence supporting the notion that pozner -- the poverty is threatening our democracy, it is a matter of national security, one out of two americans are either in or near poverty, the younger you are, the more likely you are to be in po
he joins us tonight from colorado. always good to have you back on this program. >> great to be with you. tavis: at the king day to you. what do you make of the fact that, on this day, we do not just celebrate the legacy and life of dr. king, but the first african-american president inaugurated for the second time? >> there is so much to celebrate on this day and so much to remember about the part of king's dream that has not been fulfilled. particularly the issue of poverty. there...
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he can't give us actors, he gave us lines. >> but he gave us lines that were supposed to be said by actors. it's the relational stuff. these plays were written to be performed and as you know they weren't even written to be preserved. it's a pure acciden that we have them at all. >> rose: so how do you... tell me how you're preparing for "lear"? >> reading the text very, veryn. >> until i with the othe actors and my wonderful director james mcdonald and that absolutely fabulous cast have figured it out to our best ability what it says. and there is a puzzle there. >> rose: but figuring out what it says seems to me seems to influence how you would read the text. >> yeah, yeah. you have to keep going back around and back an around. >> rose: you have to know something or care about something. >> you read you know a little something. you do it you learn a little something. you go back and read itagain you learn a little something. it's a lot of patient labor. but that's what we're doing. >> rose: who is hear? >> who is he? >> rose: yea. >> well... >> rose: he's a king with daughters. >> he's k
he can't give us actors, he gave us lines. >> but he gave us lines that were supposed to be said by actors. it's the relational stuff. these plays were written to be performed and as you know they weren't even written to be preserved. it's a pure acciden that we have them at all. >> rose: so how do you... tell me how you're preparing for "lear"? >> reading the text very, veryn. >> until i with the othe actors and my wonderful director james mcdonald and that...
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we used to have old houses and muddy roads. now we have highways and skyscrapers. >> as a major industrial center, it is a magnet for migrants. officials want to make sure that it remains livable. that means developing the city at breakneck speed. they are building one of the biggest railway stations in the world. part of a grand plan to develop a city with millions of new arrivals. they want to make sure the city can cope. the rush to the cities are producing a strain. the city may have a solution. it is building an eco city designed to use less water and electricity. >> in paris, the trial is underway for john galliano. he is charged with hurling anti- semitic slurs in a cafe which has cost him his job. he said he had no recollection of the incident due to drugs and alcohol. this report contains flash photography. >> the usually flamboyant john galliano sneaks into court your side entrance. there is no avoiding the disgrace of these charges or the boulder way in which he abused fellow customers in the paris bar. this footage
we used to have old houses and muddy roads. now we have highways and skyscrapers. >> as a major industrial center, it is a magnet for migrants. officials want to make sure that it remains livable. that means developing the city at breakneck speed. they are building one of the biggest railway stations in the world. part of a grand plan to develop a city with millions of new arrivals. they want to make sure the city can cope. the rush to the cities are producing a strain. the city may have...
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thank you for your life and for your legacy and for taking the time to share with us. you are special. you are like my child. the back to work, sheila and van. that is our story tonight. you can access our will podcast on our website, a . -- on our website, pbs.org. keep the faith. >> for more information on the show, visit talha smiley and pbs.org. joya me next time with trysta morgan and bruce willis. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live battle, but we ar building stror communities and relationships. with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance probably supports tavis smiley. ♪ nationwide is on our side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. you. thank you.
thank you for your life and for your legacy and for taking the time to share with us. you are special. you are like my child. the back to work, sheila and van. that is our story tonight. you can access our will podcast on our website, a . -- on our website, pbs.org. keep the faith. >> for more information on the show, visit talha smiley and pbs.org. joya me next time with trysta morgan and bruce willis. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there are so many things that...
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how do we use our midst levels of research to show us how wise happens, how lack this gets understood as a prime historically and politically etc. we can't just get caught up in an emotional expectation that to me the evidence is all ready in four. there isn't going to be the conversation that you want to have. so where do we go? tavis: disabuse me of this notion, but my greatest expectation is not a barack obama. that is not my greatest expectation. i greatest expectation is that like people will remain outraged about this and the things it can be done will be done. black people have been basically silent. there have been pockets of people raising their voices, but we have not been as vocal as we should have been in this fight about gun control. now that mr. zimmerman that quick got his gun back, has his weapon back now, i wonder what black people will say about gun control and about poverty and about so many other issues. again, i think it is so lopsided, this honeymoon we have been on because we have an african-american president that people have gotten lazy and people have been si
how do we use our midst levels of research to show us how wise happens, how lack this gets understood as a prime historically and politically etc. we can't just get caught up in an emotional expectation that to me the evidence is all ready in four. there isn't going to be the conversation that you want to have. so where do we go? tavis: disabuse me of this notion, but my greatest expectation is not a barack obama. that is not my greatest expectation. i greatest expectation is that like people...
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the editor of "russian global affairs" joins us now. thank you for joining us. there has been tension in relations, certainly in the later stages of president obama's presidency. what are they making their of the reelection today? >> the reelection of obama is seen as a positive. the prime minister, who has done a lot of business with obama, is reacting with joy, saying that it is very good that obama one, not that romney. at the same time, i would not say that the russian political establishment was extremely interested in who would win. there is a growing feeling in russia that the relationship between russia and the united states, since the end of the cold war, is developing according to certain cycles. it is a style of relationship that will be repeated over time. of course, the person matters. it will be easier to deal with obama, but i do not think the we can extract some profound change. even if mitt romney won, it would not be such a big difference. >> right, the key issue was the head of many of the imminent issues. like syria. >> yes, syria. syria, mos
the editor of "russian global affairs" joins us now. thank you for joining us. there has been tension in relations, certainly in the later stages of president obama's presidency. what are they making their of the reelection today? >> the reelection of obama is seen as a positive. the prime minister, who has done a lot of business with obama, is reacting with joy, saying that it is very good that obama one, not that romney. at the same time, i would not say that the russian...
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let us know what you think. please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. with the economy and jobs key issues in the upcoming election i sat down with labor secretary hilda solis. as part of our labor day coverage i wanted to ask her how women are faring in the job market and what the labor department is doing to promote job growth. >> we had one good jobs report but a lot of slow growth before that. why? what do you think is keeping the economy from growing quickly again? >> i am looking at where we started and back in 2009 when this president took over we had already lost about 8 million jobs, over 8 million jobs, and now given the 20-month period that we have been seeing jobs growing, we've seen 4.5 million private sector jobs almost across the board. the area where we haven't been able to put back jobs quickly is in local government and state government and that has more to do with the fiscal outlook of the states. but i would say that the recovery is working. >> secretary solis is proud of her retraining programs. she says so many women are training f
let us know what you think. please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. with the economy and jobs key issues in the upcoming election i sat down with labor secretary hilda solis. as part of our labor day coverage i wanted to ask her how women are faring in the job market and what the labor department is doing to promote job growth. >> we had one good jobs report but a lot of slow growth before that. why? what do you think is keeping the economy from growing quickly again? >> i am...
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and the rest of us should be forewarned. when the supreme court made its infamous citizens united decision, liberating plutocrats to buy elections fair and square the justices may have effectively overturned rules that kept bosses from ordering employees to do political work on company time. election law expert trevor potter told us that now, corporations argue that it is a constitutionally protected use of corporate resources to order employees to do political work or attend campaign events, even if the employee opposes the candidate or is threatened with being fired for failure to do what the corporation asks. reporter in new york times magazine came across a recording of governor mitt romney in a conference call in june with some business executives. the government told him there is, quote, nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business. because i think that will figure into their election decision. their voting decision. and, of course, doing that with your family and
and the rest of us should be forewarned. when the supreme court made its infamous citizens united decision, liberating plutocrats to buy elections fair and square the justices may have effectively overturned rules that kept bosses from ordering employees to do political work on company time. election law expert trevor potter told us that now, corporations argue that it is a constitutionally protected use of corporate resources to order employees to do political work or attend campaign events,...
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it is not only bureaucrats, will use this building. a huge amount of space is intended for ordinary citizens. this includes the old city hall which is connected to the new one. preserving it, will arise controversy because some consider it a symbol of the japanese occupation. but it became a registered cultural heritage site in 2003. now it stand reborn as a new public library. the shelves will be stacked with 100,000 books. readers can locate them through a high-tech search system. >> we have plans to raise city hall's awareness and make it a place favored by massive visitors. >> normally, a city hall has a formal air about it. the glass exterior is sophisticated. >> the new city hall appeals to the korean sense of beauty and attracts tourists as well. >> city officials hope to attract both citizens and foreign visitors as this new creative and eco friendly city hall becomes a landmark of seoul city. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >> thank you very much there, anna jung in seoul. >>> two astronauts have stepped outside the international
it is not only bureaucrats, will use this building. a huge amount of space is intended for ordinary citizens. this includes the old city hall which is connected to the new one. preserving it, will arise controversy because some consider it a symbol of the japanese occupation. but it became a registered cultural heritage site in 2003. now it stand reborn as a new public library. the shelves will be stacked with 100,000 books. readers can locate them through a high-tech search system. >> we...
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that's the thing that long form journalism still offers us. that those who write newspaper columns can't get at. the sustained buildup of a complicated argument, taking you emotionally in different directions. and that david grand piece is a splendid example. >> rose: he went in search of a great explorer and he wrote a book about that. it's great to have you here. >> thank you, always a pleasure. >> rose: my pleasure. i hope to do this againoon. >> always fun. >> thank you for joining us. before we leave you thi evening here's another oscar moment. >> the more personal something is, the more political it becomes. and this guy was capable of such intense intimacy with one or many. and in particular with many. and so you could really sort of do your job while celebrating a pers. and there's a simple word that struck me about harvey milk that was so powerful for him as a politician. he oozed kindness. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ ♪ if you've had a coke in the last 20 ye
that's the thing that long form journalism still offers us. that those who write newspaper columns can't get at. the sustained buildup of a complicated argument, taking you emotionally in different directions. and that david grand piece is a splendid example. >> rose: he went in search of a great explorer and he wrote a book about that. it's great to have you here. >> thank you, always a pleasure. >> rose: my pleasure. i hope to do this againoon. >> always fun. >>...
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stay with us. jeanne tripplehorn has made her mark costarring in movement but -- movies with michael douglas and tom cruise and the award- winning series "big love" and "criminal minds." is latest movie "mad men" directed and cowritten by her husband. >> i don't believe in coincidences, so i can't help thinking for some reason our paths keep crossing. somehow you are supposed to be here. and i'm supposed to be here. somehow, we've managed to find each other. >> how could you ever help me? >> you tell me. i was teasing jeanne this movie had its premiere -- it opened in new york and tulsa. it opened in tulsa because -- >> that's where i was born and raised. he said, how are we going to see this movie? he knew it was going to be independent. he kept his word. how was the world premiere? >> great. it was like getting married all over again. of people seen a lot in a long time. that youd i understand slept separately? >> yes, i think it was really we didn't want to talk about the movie at home. we wante
stay with us. jeanne tripplehorn has made her mark costarring in movement but -- movies with michael douglas and tom cruise and the award- winning series "big love" and "criminal minds." is latest movie "mad men" directed and cowritten by her husband. >> i don't believe in coincidences, so i can't help thinking for some reason our paths keep crossing. somehow you are supposed to be here. and i'm supposed to be here. somehow, we've managed to find each other....
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we've got what i used to say on the stump and people used to pay attention because no other candidate could say, hey, i've just lived in china. let me tell you what i saw from 10,000 miles away. that was a nation that today is in a funk. we're just dispirited. we're dejengted for all kinds of reasons. it's been built up over many years. but you walk the streets of beijing. you walk the streets in china and there's energy. there's blue sky. everyone thinks their time has arrived. we get, you know, that china has had the largest economy in the world for the 18 of the last 20 centuries. >> rose: that's an interesting point. they never thought they came from nowhere. they are returning to where they had always been. >> that's right. you look at the hierarchy of economies in 1820 and you have the chinese economy, the indian economy and we're there at number nine. people don't reflect on history a lot when they look at the world economy today and where it's going. but i'd like to share with people on the stump that the view from 10,000 miles away is a great country that has every attribute
we've got what i used to say on the stump and people used to pay attention because no other candidate could say, hey, i've just lived in china. let me tell you what i saw from 10,000 miles away. that was a nation that today is in a funk. we're just dispirited. we're dejengted for all kinds of reasons. it's been built up over many years. but you walk the streets of beijing. you walk the streets in china and there's energy. there's blue sky. everyone thinks their time has arrived. we get, you...
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that's how the two of us, we have this sort of shorthand between us and then i started seeing sequences and understood what he was looking for. he needed some -- a music that would say to an audience this is the world of pandora. this is the world that i've created but you've never seen anything like this and you've never heard anything like this before. yet, it couldn't be too far out. it had to somehow pull an audience in and be somewhat familiar, at the same time giving you a sense of being very exotic. tavis: once you, in your head, at least, becausi still don't get it respectfully, once in your head you figure out where you're going with this, tell me about your process. your actual work process. how do you go about the work? >> well, in a normal film, um, i think about the characters, um, i think about the storyline and i sort of go with like "apollo 13," the idea that and even "titanic," the idea that the audience already knows the ending of the movie. it is something that had happened in history. in a film like this, it is a slightly different thought process. my first thought i
that's how the two of us, we have this sort of shorthand between us and then i started seeing sequences and understood what he was looking for. he needed some -- a music that would say to an audience this is the world of pandora. this is the world that i've created but you've never seen anything like this and you've never heard anything like this before. yet, it couldn't be too far out. it had to somehow pull an audience in and be somewhat familiar, at the same time giving you a sense of being...
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if i use the word gossip would you accept that? >> no, because and we sort of -- you know, bridal at that a little bit. >> really? >> not that it is something unconfirmed, everything in this is reported to the standard both of us have learned and used over our entire profession and we don't put in things to titillate but to illustrate the high human drama of what it is like to run for president. if we wanted to write a gossipy book using low standards and things that were just titillating we would get a ton of attention. >> rose: and you couldn't put them in because you couldn't confirm them. >> we can butt them in gossip but not confirmed fact. >> rose: what is the rule. >> the rule is a normal journalistic rule. >> rose: sources -- >> let's say we did this book in 1972 and president nixon said to us, i am very concerned that theeingly is going to hurt my chance of reelection. no, in that case you wouldn't need a second source, that president nixon was concerned about the economy if he said it to us in an interview, so two sources
if i use the word gossip would you accept that? >> no, because and we sort of -- you know, bridal at that a little bit. >> really? >> not that it is something unconfirmed, everything in this is reported to the standard both of us have learned and used over our entire profession and we don't put in things to titillate but to illustrate the high human drama of what it is like to run for president. if we wanted to write a gossipy book using low standards and things that were just...
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joins us from arlington, out virginia. an honor to have you on the show. >> thank you for having me. tavis: let me start by saying, you're tribute to your father at that service was inspiring and towering -- and in powering and altogether uplifting. think you for your remembrances. i was moved to tears, as i know many of others were. thank you for sharing about your father the way that you did. >> thank you, tavis. it was one of the hardest things i have ever had to do is memorialize my dad, who loved so much, such a huge figure in my life. how you define somebody in 5, 10 minutes, it was one of the hardest things i had to do. when i got emotional, of course i am sad for my father's passing, but i am just filled with gratitude, tavis, for all the different things that my father did, it gives that he had given to me. tavis: it was a great tribute. that may start with obvious, how does one wear the name of ted kennedy jr.? >> as i said in my eulogy, it has not always been easy to have the name ted kennedy jr. but i have neve
joins us from arlington, out virginia. an honor to have you on the show. >> thank you for having me. tavis: let me start by saying, you're tribute to your father at that service was inspiring and towering -- and in powering and altogether uplifting. think you for your remembrances. i was moved to tears, as i know many of others were. thank you for sharing about your father the way that you did. >> thank you, tavis. it was one of the hardest things i have ever had to do is...
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not because of what it gets us because possibly prevents us from having a civil war in iraq that becomes a regional war. tavis: i want to go back to the campaign because i think it is only in moments like these we can have the informed and construct i dialogue that campaigns don't allow us to have. you tell me which one of these is the case or whether none of these or all of these is the case. candidate obama was either one telling american people what they wanted to hear about getting out of iraq, number two, as a member of the senate with some intelligence available to him, he was falsely raising the hopes of americans, three, he was trying to mollify his liberal progressive democratic base so he could be elected or number four, he really just didn't realize how bad things really were. i'm sure there are others i can put on that list. i'm trying to get a sense of how we were told one thing during the campaign and nothing we were told turns out to be square with the reality where we are now. >> i think a couple o things are square. it is the same guy dealing with the same problems. i re
not because of what it gets us because possibly prevents us from having a civil war in iraq that becomes a regional war. tavis: i want to go back to the campaign because i think it is only in moments like these we can have the informed and construct i dialogue that campaigns don't allow us to have. you tell me which one of these is the case or whether none of these or all of these is the case. candidate obama was either one telling american people what they wanted to hear about getting out of...
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let us take a look at the rest of the main stores. pakistan's instability shows no sign of diminishing. bombing in the troubled northwest. officials say at least 49 were killed and more than 100 others wounded. the car bomb apparently blew up next to a bus according to the provincial government. just the latest carried out by militants carrying an offensive onhe pakistani military. our correspondent in islamabad. a particularly nasty incident. >> as you say, the latest in a series of bombings but certainly the deadliest. it was next to a bus the car bomb went off but it was right beside one of the main shopping areas in the biggest city in northwest pakistan. as the bomb went off around midday, a lot of the bus passengers were killed. we hear a lot of school children were walking through the area because it was a half day, so school had finished early and they were walking through the marketplace when the bomb went off. you hear from officials that among the dead are many children. >> is it connected, you think, to the increasing pres
let us take a look at the rest of the main stores. pakistan's instability shows no sign of diminishing. bombing in the troubled northwest. officials say at least 49 were killed and more than 100 others wounded. the car bomb apparently blew up next to a bus according to the provincial government. just the latest carried out by militants carrying an offensive onhe pakistani military. our correspondent in islamabad. a particularly nasty incident. >> as you say, the latest in a series of...